Work feeding device



March 5, 1940. 1 NEWMAN 2,192,503

WORK FEEDINGA DEVICE originl Filed-Nov. so, 19s? ATT INVENTOR ORNEY Patented Mar. 5, 1940 UNITED STATES 2,192,593 'WORK FEEDnJG DEVICE Isidor Newman, New York, N. Y.

original application November 30, 1937, serial No. 177,343, now Patent No. 2,179,755, dated November 14, 1939. Divided and this applicav tion December 31, 1938, Serial No. 248,741 l 10 Claims.

This invention relates to mechanism for intermittently feeding work to an intermittently moving member. It is particularly directed to i mechanism for feeding caps to a rotating turret of metal scoring machinery, such as described in my Patent No. 2,179,755, granted November 14,

1939, on co-pending application Serial No. 177,343, led November 30, 1937, of which application this application is a division.

An object of this invention is to provide in .mechanism of the character described a chute, and a reciprocating transverse bar thereon, constructed to permit passage of pieces of `stock down the chute and past the bar one at a time as the bar reciprocates, and improved means to reciprocate the bar including a yielding connection between the reciprocating means and the bar, permitting the reciprocating means to continue operation without breaking, should the bar become jammed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rotating turret having equiangularly spaced openings to receive the'work, means for rotating the turret, and means operating in synchronism with the turret, to feed articles one at a time to each of the openings as the turret rotates.

Yet' another object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged and durable machine of the character described, which shall be inex- .pensive to manufacture, positive in operation, and yet practical and eicientto a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement Aof parts which will be exemplied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in whichr is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention.

Fig, 1 is a perspective view of a machine, ernbodying the invention;

Fig.2 is a cross-sectional view work feeding chute;

Fig. 3 is a. partial, front, elevational view of the feeding mechanism with parts in cross-section, showing said mechanism in position directly after ejecting an article to the turret;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on 4-4 of Fig. 3; and I Fig. 5 is a View similar tor Fig. 3, but showing through the line the position of the parts when-the bar is stuck and cannot move. v

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I0 designates a machine, embodying the invention. This machine may be part of metal scoring ma- 5.

chine, such as is disclosed in my Patent No.

The machine I0 comprises a fixed circular plate I I mounted on frame wall IIa, and formed with a central vertical opening in which is journalled 10 the upper end of vertical shaft I2, projecting above said plate. Fixed to the projecting portion of said shaft, is a turret plate' I5 formed with a plurality of equiangularly spaced circular openingsIIi. 15

Means isprovided to intermittently rotate the turret plate I5 at regular intervals through an` gles equal. to the angles between the openings I 6. To this end, the turret shaft I2 carries at its lower end a Geneva gear wheel I'I. Supported rg0 for rotation inv any suitable manner on the frame y of the machine, is a horizontal shaft I8 connected to any suitable drive. Shaft I8 carries a `bevel gear I9for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The Vframe of the machinel I0 also rotatably .5? 5 supports, in any suitable manner, a lvertical shaft 20 provided with a beveled gear 2l at its Yupper end meshing with the gear I9. At the lower end of shaft 29 is a Geneva gear pawl 22 adapted to cooperate with the Geneva gear-wheel I1 for in- 9 termittently rotating said wheel at regular intervals through predetermined angles. The Genevagear wheel I1 has as many radial slots as there are openings I6 in the turret Aplate I5.

Means is-provided for feeding articles 25, such @A5 v as caps orthe like articlesfto the openings I6 as the turret plate is intermittently rotated. To this end, there is fixed tothe edgev of plate II a -curved bar 23, carrying a horizontal angle shaped bar 21. Screwed `to the vertical wall of'said'j40 angle shaped bar -21 are a pair of spaced headed screws 28.. l

Supported by member 21, in the manner hereinafter explained, is a chute 30, Thechute 30 may comprise a flat plate 3I, to `the lower end-4 5 of the underside of which, there is attached an angle shaped bracket 32 formed with a slot 33 to receive one of the screws 28. Fixed to the upper end of the underside of the plate 3I,is a slotted member 34 provided with a transverse pin 35. .50 Pivoted to the pin 35 is the upper end of a bar 3l, the latter being formed with a' longitudinal slot 38, adjacent its lower end, receiving the other screw 28. l.

It will be noted that the chute 30 is inclined 55 dinal bars 55.

l the turret plate.

upwardly and the angle of the chute may be adjusted by loosening the screws 2B, moving the chute to the desired angle, and then tightening said screws.

The lower` end of the chute is preferably just above the turret plate l5 and just rearwardly of one of the openings i8. Fixed to the upper surface of the plate 3i, and adjacent the Side edges thereof, are narrow strips 40; and fixed to the narrow strips 4G are wider strips 4l, the inner edges whereof are closer together than the innerr edges of the strips llt, whereby to produce a pair of inner grooves to receive the brims 25a of the caps 25. The crowns 25h of said caps project upwardly between and above the strips lli, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. Caps may be placed in the upper end ofthe chute so as to slide down the chute by gravity.

Attached to the strips lll, adjacent the lower end of the chute, are a pair of parallel longiturIhe bars are formed with aligned grooves or openings 45 on the undersides thereof.` Slidably mounted in the openings GS is a transverse bar lll, formed on the undersurface thereof with lan inclined groove i8 of uniform depth sufficient to receive the portions of the crown 25h of the caps 25 which project above therstrips lll. Said groovev '48 has parallel upwardly inclined edges d8a, Mb. l

The bar 4l is formed with a longitudinal slo adjacent one end. Slidably receiving said end of said bar is a sheath or housing 5l, provided with a transverse pin 52, extending through the slot 50. Screwed to said end of the bar 47 is a longitudinal pin 53 passing through an opening 54 at the closed end of the sheath 5l. A compression spring 5S disposed within the sheath, surrounds the pin 53, a-nd is interposed between one end of the bar lll', and the closed end of the sheath.

Means is provided for reciprocating the bar 41 intermittentlyin synchronism with the rotation of the turret plate l5', to intermittently feed the caps 25 at regular intervals to the openings i 6 in To this end, shaft i8 carries anV angular vdisc cam t, having a cammed or humped portion 'l on the inner surface thereof.

Pivoted to a fixed fulcrum on the frame of machine' lll, is a lever 'having at the upper end thereof, a pin and slot connection Srl' with the housing or sheath El. Atthe lower end of the lever 66, is a pin or roller lll, engaging the came med surface of the disc 60. A coil tension spring 'idf interconnects the upper end of the lever 66 to a xedanchor 15 on the frame of the machine l0, to maintain the roller 'lll in rengagement with the cammed disc 60.

The operation of the feeding mechanism will now be described:

The caps 25 are fed at the upper end of the chute and slide down the chute nntilthey contact the transverse bar lll. Upon'rotation of the shaft l8,lever 65 will be caused to oscillate at regular intervals, due to engagement' of the roller' 1B with the high portion 6l ofthe disc, in synchro nism with the intermittent rotation ofthe turret plate l5. Oscillation of the lever 5E will cause reciprocation of the sheath 5l,- lfor reciprocating the bar el. l

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the crown of one cap 25 contacts the'upper edge of bar fil. Upon moving said bar to the left, to the position shown in Fig. 5, the lowermost cap will drop down into groove 4S, the crown 25h of the cap contacting the'inclined edge 58d of said groove.

When the lever, thereafter, oscillates in the opposite direction or to the right, looking at the drawing, the other inclined edge 48h of the groove will engage the crown of the cap while the cap moves downwardly through the groove 4B, to push the cap downwardly, below the har fil. The cap may then drop to the lower end of the chute, and as it drops to the.. lower end of the chute it will enter an opening le in the turret plate, which will at that time be directly below the lower end ofthe chute.

The cam is so placed on the shaft i8 that as the bar fil pushes a cap down, the turret plate is stationary, and when the bar l? is retracted to the left,the turret plate rotates to bring the next opening it to a position at the lower end of the chute.

Fixed to the lower ends of the bars 55, is a transverse spring finger 8f3 to prevent the caps from jumping out of the openings l5.

Should a cap get stuck in the groove 48, so that the bar lll is jammed, the sheath 5I may move relative to the bar, compressing the spring 56, and'thus, preventing the feeding mechanism from breaking. The bar will be pulled to the left if it is not in such position, and will remain there as lever 5S oscillates.

As the turret plate rotates, the caps may be carriedl to a position where further work may be done thereon, and after the caps are'worked on, they may be further rotated by the turret plate to a delivery chute 82, aligned withan opening 33 in the plate Il.

Although the drawing discloses feeding means for feeding caps to the turret plate, it willbe understood that other pieces of stock, or articles such as can tops and the like articles may be fed intermittently tothe turret plate. K

Should a cap become vjammed in the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing, it will hold the bar lll from further movement to the right, permitting the lever 65 to maire a complete oscillation, and also oscillating the cover or sheath 5| (if spring M has suflicient tension to compress spring 56) without moving the bar lll.. Upon completion of the oscillation, the bar il is retracted suiiiciently to permit the jammed cap to pass through Vthe groove G8. l

- t will now be understood that with the improved feeding mechanism all that happens when a cap becomes jammed in the position shown in Fig. 5, is that there is a miss in the feeding operation to one of the` openings i6 in the turret plate. On the next oscillation, the next opening l receives a cap. A' cap thus'holds the bar 4'! without being mutilated or damaged, and moves past the bar on the next oscillation.

It will also be understood that the cammeddisc fill and spring ill may be replaced by a peripherally grooved circular cam, receiving member 'Ml to positively oscillate the lever 56 in opposite directions.

I do not restrict myself to the details of the chute, as the chute maybe constructed of one piece' of metal instead of employing the strips @El and lll.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might he made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made` in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in Aprovided with a longitudinal slot, and the barl with a pin slidably received in said' slot. In such event, the pin is normally at the right end of the Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a chute, a bar mounted thereon for transverse reciprocation, and formed bar and member, and means for reciprocating lsaid member.

2. In combination, a rotary turret plate having a plurality of equiangularly spaced openings, means to intermittently rotate said turret plate atA regular intervals, step by step, through angles equal to the angles between said openings. a chute above said plate adapted to receive pieces of stock, the lower end 'of said chute being disposed adjacent said plate, a bar mounted on said chute for transverse reciprocation thereon, and being formed with an inclined groove on the underside thereof adapted to permit the pieces of stock to move down the chute, past the bar one at atime as the bar is reciprocated, a member slidably mounted on said bar and having a lost motion connection therewith, a spring interposed between said bar and member, and means syn-- chronized with the intermittently rotating means,

for reciprocating said member.

3. In combination, an inclined chute, a transverse bar slidably mounted on said chute, and having an inclined groove on the side thereof, adjacent said chute, said bar being formed with a longitudinal slot, a sheath slidably mounted on one end of said bar and provided with a pin passing through said slot, a coil compression spring interposed between said end of said barand said sheath, and means for reciprocating said sheath.

4. In combination, an inclined chute having spaced parallel portions on its upper side forming opposed grooves to receive portions of articles placed on said chute, and to permit other portions of said articles to project between and above said parallel portions of said chute, a transverse bar slidably mounted on said chute, the portions of said articles which project above said parallel portions of said chute, being adapted to contact the upper edge of said transverse bar, said transverse bar being formed on its undersurface with an inclined groove of uniform depth, adapted to permit said articles to pass down the chute, and past the bar, one at a time as said bar is reciprocated, a member slidably mounted on said bar, and having a pin and slot connection thereto, a spring interposed between the bar and said member, and means for reciprocating said member.

5. In combination, an inclined chute having spaced parallel portions on its upper side forming opposed grooves to receive portions of articles placed on said chute, and to permit other portions of said articles to project between and above said parallel portions of said chute, a pair of parallel bars fixed to said yparallel portions and formed with aligned cut-away portions, a transverse bar slidably mounted in said cut-away portions, the portions of said articles 'which pro-,`

ject above said parallel portions of said chute being-adapted to contact the upper edge o-f said transverse bar, said transverse bar being formed on its undersurface with an inclined groove of uni"- form depth adapted to permit said articles to pass down the chutev and past said transverse bar one at a time as the latter is reciprocated,

a sheath slidably mounted on lsaid transversey bar andreceiving one end thereof, and having an' end wall at one end, said transverse bar beingformed with a'long'itudinal slot, a vpin 'on said sheath slidably received within said slot, a pin fixed on one end of -said transverse bar and passing through an opening in -said end wall, a spring received on said last mentioned pin and inter posed between one end of said transverse bar and said end wall, andmeans for reciprocating sai sheath. y`6. In combination, an inclined chute having spaced parallel portions on its upper side form,-

ing opposed vgrooves to receive portions of articles `placed on said chute, and to permit other portions of said articles to project between and above said parallel portions of said chute, a pair of parallel bars iixed to said parallelportions and formed with aligned cut-away portions, a transverse bar slidably mounted in said cut-away portions, the

portions of said articles which project abovesaid parallel portions of said chute being adapted to contact the upper edge of said transverse ban;

said transverse bar being formed on its undersurface with an inclined groove of uniform depth adapted to permit said articles to pass downfthe chute and past said transverse bar one at a time as the latter is reciprocated, ra sheath slidably mounted on said transverse-barv and receiving one end thereof, and having an end wall at one end, said transverse bar being formed .with a longitudinal slot, a pin on saidv sheath slidablyv received within said slot, a pin xed on one end' of said transverse bar and passing through an opening in said end wall, a spring received on vsaid last mentioned pin and-'interposed between'one end of said transverse bar and said end wall, meansfor. reciprocating said sheath, said means comprising a rotary shaft, a cammed disc on said rotary shaft, a lever pivoted mediately 'the ends thereof to a xed fulcrum, a member onk said lever engaging said cammed disc, said lever having a pin and slot connection with said sheath,`

and a spring fixed at one end to said lever and connected to a xed anchor at its other end.

7l In combinationQa rotary turret plate having a plurality of equiangularly spaced openings, an axial shaft fixed to said turret plate, means for intermittently rotating said shaft through angles equal to the angles between said openings,v`

achute above said turret plate adapted to receive pieces of stock, the lower end of said vchute being disposed adjacent said plate, a bar mounted on said chute for transverse reciprocation lthereon, and being formed with an inclined groove of uniform depth on the underside thereof,adapted to permit the pieces of stock to move down the chute, past said bar one at .a time as said bar alost motion connection, aspring .interposed between said bar and member whereby when said member is moved in one direction, said-bar will be yieldingly moved by said spring in said direction, a lever pivoted to a fixed fulcrum mediately the ends thereof, one end of said lever having a connection with said member, a spring connected at one end to said lever andto a fixed anchor at its other end, and 'adapted to rotate said lever for moving said member in said direction, and means for intermittently rotating said lever to move said member in an opposite direction.

9. In combination, a chute, a member on the chute movable transversely thereof in opposite directions and adapted to be contacted by articles passing down the chute, said member being provided with a cut-away passage inclined upwardly and to one side, to permit the articles to pass down the chute through said passage and past said member, one at a time, each time said member is moved to said side a member having a lost motion connection to said first member and connected thereto by a spring, said spring being cles passing down theohute, said memberbeing provided with a cut-away portionto. permit the articles to pass down the chute and pastfsaid member, one ata time, as said member ismoved back and forth. on said chute, amember movable with respect to said first member, and connected thereto by spring means, adapted to yieldingly move' said first member in one direction when said secondmember is moved inrsaid direction, spring means for moving said second member in said direction, and means formovingsaid second member in an opposite direction against said spring means, at regular intervals.

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